Trials & Commissioning Engineer Electrical in Glasgow

Overview

Salary: Circa £46,000-£49,000 dependent on skills and experience

Location: Scotstoun on site

Responsibilities

• Setting to work of electrical marine systems and equipment across the whole ship platform to include Power and Propulsion, HVAC and Hotel, Fixed Fire Fighting, LV Distribution, Ships Control Systems, and all electrical and controls aspects of marine systems.
• Acting as an Electrical Authorised Person responsible for safe systems of work for ships electrical systems including isolations, permits and safe progressive energisation of systems.
• Carrying out audits and inspections of electrical ships systems for handover to Commissioning, along with liaising with ship Operations and Design teams.
• Writing technical documentation to support set to work and trials such as test forms, minor trials documentation, sea trials serials and risk assessments.
• Co-ordinating of equipment manufacturers representatives, client and acceptance bodies to successfully demonstrate acceptance of ships systems.
• Using and analysing technical drawings and manuals to fault find ships systems, and liaising with design teams to resolve issues.
• Defining the scope of handover for ships electrical systems and requirements for testing to align with the overall programme needs.

Essential qualifications and skills

• Experience in Marine engineering or similar/comparable industries.
• Good technical understanding in electrical systems operation and design.
• Good people skills and ability to work, coach, mentor and assist within a multi-disciplined teams and environments.
• Ability to gain a Seafarers Medical Certificate.
• Engineers at all levels should possess an academic qualification in Engineering or other related STEM subjects as well as specific (either academic or professional) qualifications and become recognised as Incorporated or Chartered Engineers through an appropriate recognised professional institution.
• Engineers are encouraged, and will be supported, to achieve the relevant accreditation. Preference will be given to candidates who are already professionally registered.

Benefits

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts. You may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Commissioning Engineering Team

Join a large, growing team where you report directly to the Senior Commissioning Team Lead. In this dynamic, multidisciplinary environment, you’ll collaborate with key stakeholders from around the globe, attending Equipment Acceptance events that are crucial to our operations within the Type 26 programme.

This role not only allows you to develop your marine engineering skills through comprehensive internal and external training but also opens up numerous career progression opportunities. It’s an exciting chance to grow professionally while contributing to a team that values innovation and excellence.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Closing Date

10th February 2026. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.